Post by Brent George on Jul 25, 2023 21:48:54 GMT
Council accused of deliberately withholding legal documents in faulty home case
Stuff - Hastings: 26-Jul-2023
Hastings District Council has been accused of deliberately withholding important documents in a legal dispute over a house with building flaws.
The dispute is about a home on a rural block in Hawke’s Bay. The scale of the house’s flaws is disputed. Owners Jason and Victoria Roebuck say it needs to be demolished and built again, while its builder, Robert Liddle accepted there were some flaws, but said they could be fixed.
The Roebucks are suing Liddle and 14 other parties involved in the house’s construction. Also listed as a defendant is the council, which the Roebuck’s say were negligent in its inspections of the building.
Stuff - Hastings: 26-Jul-2023
Hastings District Council has been accused of deliberately withholding important documents in a legal dispute over a house with building flaws.
The dispute is about a home on a rural block in Hawke’s Bay. The scale of the house’s flaws is disputed. Owners Jason and Victoria Roebuck say it needs to be demolished and built again, while its builder, Robert Liddle accepted there were some flaws, but said they could be fixed.
The Roebucks are suing Liddle and 14 other parties involved in the house’s construction. Also listed as a defendant is the council, which the Roebuck’s say were negligent in its inspections of the building.